Neitzsche

Nietzsche is very harsh in his beliefs against religion and morality. I think he takes it to an extreme that somewhat demeanors the quality of his writings if we take them as a whole. It is important not to judge everything based on a few points that might not be correct, or maybe exaggerated or illogical. Nietzsche seems to have a hatred toward religion, especially towards Christianity, that leads me to believe that there is a further reason behind it, maybe an event in his life that traumatized him, or maybe his parents forcing religion into his life. Many people are turned off by religion because of those fanatics who try to force religion into someones life instead of presenting it to them and allowing them to decide.
Nietzsche's thoughts that Christianity's morals and commandments restrict human nature are based on one of two things, that being that 1)our human nature is good and therefore should be allowed to express itself as it pleases, and/or 2)the rules and morals written in scripture have not proven to be good in the lives of people and in society. The truth is that there are millions of testimonies throughout history that speak of how God and scripture have changed there lives for the better. Nietzsche would say that these people are weak and that is why they need religion. But it takes great strength and self-discipline to be able to control the "natural desires" of ourselves, which lead us to make many mistakes. Our nature attracts us to women (speaking as a man), but we know the effects that a womanizer has on the psyche of children, the negative impact it has on their upbringing, their misunderstanding about the role of a father, etc. We can see how many children and families are in trouble financially, psychologically, in unity, etc. Therefore, we can see the importance of there being a rule of thumb of how we should act for the good of society, families, and individuals. Though we have the desires to do things without limit, a limit is what we need to keep everyone and everything orderly for the advancement of our being.